Checking Out Olympic Sports Stars On Social Media
Johannes Hoesflot Kalebo found time for a holiday break.
Well...hello, seaside Anna Ryzhykova!
Sergiy Popov rinses off Rio.
Teddy Riner shoots his shot.
Adam Siao hangs out in Paris.
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Get To Know Olympic Sports Stars Through Recent News Features.
FIBA: As Rudy Fernandez has one more Olympic run in him for Team Spain; what are his 'top five moments' at the Games?
What does Team USA stalwart Diana Taurasi remember about her first call-up to the Olympic squad ahead of Athens 2004?
What's exciting about Team New Zealand's women's football as Paris 2024 looms? FIFA asks Ali Riley and Hannah Wilkinson. Renars Uscins and David Spaeth are a bonded pair in both winning a international junior title and headed to Paris 2024 for Team Germany handball. BiathlonWorld: Anna Gandler, Gilonne Guigannot, and Selina Grotian are three biathletes 'poised for bigger things' in the future. Thalia Rockx is an up-and-coming equestrian dressage rider for Team Netherlands with family pedigree. Will Swede Ludvig Aeberg and Dane Nicolai Hoejgaard 'carry the Olympic mantle for Nordic nations' in Paris this summer? Will 2024 be a Laura Asadauskaite 'kind of year' for the Olympic modern pentathlon veteran? Jambaljamts Sainbayar has eyes on a rare Olympic road cycling appearance for Team Mongolia in Paris. Curious about the business acumen and/or the post-playing career of tennis star Serena Williams? Rome 1960 champion and boxing superstar Muhammad Ali gets a posthumous Wrestlemania honor. Oh...and...Ali's power to draw in fandom still holds.... 46-year-old ailor Nikola Girkeisn't shy about trying different disciplines...or aiming for another Olympics, or two. Can Iranian-born Refugee Team weightlifter Yekta Jamali turn her World Cup performance into a Paris 2024 appearance? Will table tennis star Fan Zhedong complete an 'unparalleled' quest with a fifth World Cup title? Did time run out? Rio 2016 wrestling medalist Frank Chamizo levels 'corrupt' charges in the sport after not winning a Paris 2024 spot (yet?). Where does canoeist Titouan Castryck turn for road to Olympics advice? His Olympian mom, for one... Taiwan's Chou Tien Shen's treatment for cancer last year was a previously-unknown factor in his dip in badminton form. YouTube: Get to know Team Egypt's 'powerhouse' 3x3 basketball star Soraya Mohamed. Who were the star-making headlines in rugby sevens' World Sevens Series stop in Hong Kong last week? FIL's 2023-24 season review continues with a look at luger Max Langenhan's doubly successful run. Sport climber Janja Garnbret is '"ready" for the maximum' as she looks to defend her Olympic title. Ever notice Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh takes her socks and shoes off between jumps?
What News Have Olympic Sports Stars Been Making Recently?
"If it made people smile a little bit, so much the better." Diver Alexis Jandard accidentally doesn't show his best self in front of a star audience.
Golfer Cameron Smith's 'desperation' to get to Paris 2024 may depend on a successful Masters run.
Boxer Harry Garside's gold medal ambitions have spurred him to avoid turning professional in order to target Paris 2024. While...fellow Tokyo 2020 boxing medalist Lauren Price sounds the alarm on the sport's future if fundamental governing changes are not implemented. VolleyballlWorld: Argentinean Bruno Lim thinks his team has "the quality to do something big" on the court this summer. "I started to cry, cry, and cry." Natala Escalera relishes reaching Paris 2024 with Team Mexico gymnastics. ESPN: Team USA gymnast Leanne Wong's 'road to Paris' includes 10,000 hair bows. Will a long-distance breaststroke focus be the key for 'big year and big meet' swimmer Katie Ledecky's Paris 2024 ambitions? Whatever happened to former Olympic and world champion swimmer Oleg Lisohor? (in Ukrainian) Kathleen Dawson feels "very emotional" as she makes a second Olympic swimming team in a return from back injury. Team USA's Laila Edwards has a "great feeling" as she makes history in ice hockey at the current worlds. London 2012 Olympian Daniel Teklehaimanot reflects with Olympics.com on the growth in success of Eritrean and Black African road cyclists. Tri247: Traithlete Gwen Jorgensen eyes her pathway to Paris 2024 with a streak of World Cup podiums. Meanwhile, fellow triathlete Beth Potter's plan is totrain with the best to be her best for Paris 2024. Gagik Snjoyan: The Russian problem isn't the only geo-political drama affecting prospective Olympians. Sport climber Campbell Harrison is the latest interview on the Off the Podium podcast... Congratulations are owed to Alpine skiing stars Aleksandr Aamodt Kilde and Mikaela Shiffrin! A final season on the courts is turning into a remarkable one for U.S. tennis player Danielle Collins. Vogue looks at the 'stunning rise' of tennis star Jannik Sinner. Tennis ace Carlos Alacaraz and snowboard/Alpine skiing star Ester Ledecka headline the 'Premios Nacionales del Deporte' as sportspeople of the year. (in Spanish) What were the 2023-24 season highlights for Team Canada athletes in winter sports? Jake Harvie admired his grandfather's Olympic memories...and the field hockey player is determined to make his own at Paris 2024 for Team Australia. As expected...two elite judokas in Christa Deguchi and Jessica Klimkait face the slimmest of separation for one Paris 2024 qualifying spot. Triple Olympic champion sports shooter Vincent Hancock aims for a fifth Games this summer...and a sixth in Los Angeles in 2028. Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924 sport shooter Dennis Fenton gets some overdue recognition at home in County Kerry, Ireland. Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens star Abby Gustaitis sees good signs of the sports growth in the U.S. Go underwater with Team USA's artistic swimmers. NBC: Who are Team USA's key fencers to watch at Paris 2024? Two-time Team Great Britain Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson set to be featured in a new upcoming documentary. More Marca as long-distance runner Guduf Tsegay gets a profile: Tigray drama, life in Madrid, and more. "You can all write this headline, Peleteiro is back." Triple jumper Ana Peleteiro-Compaore is aiming for gold at the European Championships ahead of Paris 2024. CNN: Sprinter Noah Lyles 'is not a man short on confidence'. Sprinter Julien Alfred looks to provide 'hope and opportunity' back home in St. Lucia. "I have a lot of self-hatred and anger and adrenaline kicking in for this race." Runner Olli Hoare is ready for a comeback from injury statement.
Who Won The 2024 World Men's Curling Championship?
The 2024 World Men's Curling Championship ended today in Schaffhausen, Switzerland after just over a week of competition amongst 13 national teams. This was the 64th edition of the annual event and the first to be held in Schauffhausen, although it had been in Switzerland a previous eight times.
Entering 2024, Team Canada's 36 titles and 56 overall podium finishes had them firmly the all-time medal winner, followed by Teams Scotland and Sweden with 36 and 26 overall medals, respectively. The 2023 edition was won by the Scots, skipped by Bruce Mouat, the Beijing 2022 silver medalist. 2024 came down to the Swedes - who went 11-1 in the round robin stage versus the Canadians (10-2), with skip Niklas Edin leading Team Sweden to the title in a 6-5 gold medal match for his seventh championship title overall. Team Italy took the bronze medal over defending champion Team Scotland, 7-6. Congratulations to the 2024 podium finishers! Complete results can be found at worldcurling.org.
2024 World Men's Curling Championship Medalists
Team Sweden: Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren |
Team Canada: Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden, Geoff Walker | Team Italy: Joël Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella Peepin' At Olympic Sports' Stars' Social Feeds...
Kjeld Nuis looks ready to ride.
Romane Dicko sure can wear a hat.
Ramsey Angela gets creative.
Darko Pesic steps out of the sunset.
Antoinette de Jong admires the view.
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